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Russian Su-27 escorts an AWACS aircraft and two French Air Force fighters
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] A Russian supersonic Su-27 was scrambling over the Black Sea to escort an early warning and control aircraft (AWACS) and two French Air Force fighter jets approaching the country's border, the Defense Ministry said on March 5. According to the department, airspace control systems detected three targets moving towards the Russian state border. In order to prevent its violation, an Aerospace Forces fighter was sent to them. “The crew of the Russian fighter identified the air targets as an E-3F long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) and two Rafale-S multirole fighters of the French Air Force,” TASS quoted the report as saying. The department noted that foreign aircraft, when the Su-27 approached them, turned around and flew away from the airspace over the Black Sea. As Regnum reported, in October 2023, two Russian Su-27s prevented three British Air Force aircraft from violating the border over the Black Sea. Two Typhoon multirole fighters and an RC-135 electronic reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft were approaching the border. As the Russian fighters approached, the British planes turned around. Also in October, a Norwegian Poseidon patrol aircraft approached the Russian border over the Barents Sea. A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet went to intercept him. The foreign aircraft then flew in the opposite direction. Posted by: badanov 2024-03-06 |
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